Winter's Gate, the epic concept album made up of one epic 40 minute song by Finnish melodic death metallers INSOMNIUM arrives September 23rd via Century Media Records.

Recently, INSOMNIUM unveiled the first of several trailers discussing the new album, which can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXglsFRVPes

Winter's Gate is built around the short story, Winter's Gate (Talven portti in Finnish), written by vocalist & bassist Niilo Sevänen, recipient of numerous Finnish awards and nominations. The compelling short story is about a group of Vikings who set out to find a fabled island west of Ireland, despite the treacherous winter drawing near. The full story will be released together with the album as a book with translations in English, Finnish and German, and illustrated by the artist Teemu Tähkänen.

Mixed by none other than the magnificent Dan Swanö at Unisound AB studio in Sweden, musically, Winter's Gate immerses deeply into stirring abysses of melancholy while simultaneously introducing daring new elements to widen the sonic spectrum. INSOMNIUM has always had their own unique way of making melodic death metal but now they are venturing deep into the realms of doom, progressive and black metal. All the varying elements are woven together into one captivating opus that follows the dramatic arc of the story. It's a rich album full of different atmospheres and emotions; full of overwhelming, gut-wrenching and masterfully crafted music.

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